About our talk
Performance problems got you down? Do memory leaks strike fear in your heart?
In this session I’ll share two real world stories of how you can solve performance problems and plug memory leaks. You’ll learn how to use tools such as ruby-prof and stackprof, interpret their output and gain extra insight into how your code is performing.
When dealing with memory leaks, the biggest challenge can be finding them. You’ll learn how to use rbtrace and ObjectSpace to identify what objects are being leaked and by which code, so that you can approach leaks with confidence.
About our speaker
Frederick Cheung started deep in the bit mines, programming in C, but picked up Ruby in 2006 and hasn’t looked back since. He’s the CTO at Dressipi where he likes to think about recommender systems, infrastructure and web applications.
Bonus - guest speaker and talk
As a bonus, we have the opportunity to have Ryan, Josh’s mentor/coach, as a guest speaker to share his side of the story to complement the last event.
About the talk
Mentoring and coaching, what's in it for me?
Mentoring and coaching techniques help people learn, focus, define and achieve their goals. That's all well and good... but why would you choose to be a mentor?
In this guided discussion we'll talk about the value of mentoring and coaching for the mentor, when to start, opportunities to get involved, and considerations from a contracting & consulting perspective.
About our speaker
Ryan Brooks is a senior technical architect at the Ministry of Justice, but he tends to talk more about people and process than tech. Ryan has been coaching and mentoring in tech for a few years, helping people from underrepresented groups enter tech and further their careers. He has run coaching workshops for developers and helped companies take on a mentoring mentality. He draws diagrams, writes buzzwords, and often raves about cheese. He occasionally tweets as @spikeheap.
About our talk
Performance problems got you down? Do memory leaks strike fear in your heart?
In this session I’ll share two real world stories of how you can solve performance problems and plug memory leaks. You’ll learn how to use tools such as ruby-prof and stackprof, interpret their output and gain extra insight into how your code is performing.
When dealing with memory leaks, the biggest challenge can be finding them. You’ll learn how to use rbtrace and ObjectSpace to identify what objects are being leaked and by which code, so that you can approach leaks with confidence.
About our speaker
Frederick Cheung started deep in the bit mines, programming in C, but picked up Ruby in 2006 and hasn’t looked back since. He’s the CTO at Dressipi where he likes to think about recommender systems, infrastructure and web applications.
Bonus - guest speaker and talk
Unfortunately, this has had to be postponed until the New Year - we'll be announcing more details soon!
